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March 15th, 2016

The Name of the Year Tournament is back! A bracket of 64 names has been set, and they will compete against each other until a winner is declared sometime in the future. All 64 are new to the tournament, and all are legal...

Getting pierced is generally a lifetime commitment, because our faces, ears and various body parts are often left with a hole that won't close up by the piercing process.But ever since the 90s people have been getting pi...

I-O-BEY '74 by CubikAlien trashcan armor doesn't come much cooler than the '74 edition, which could be seen battling that striped scarf sportin' man the Doctor. Who remembers the first time this updated model rolled on...

You might think this is a digital rendering of Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa, but it's actually lip makeup. Andrea Reed is a true master of her craft. She uses lips for both high fashion and as individua...

You might know of Colonel Harland Sanders as the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, or KFC. But the story of the man is much more interesting than the story of the chicken franchise. Sanders bounced from job to job in th...

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kfxRlJE5p0](Video Link)He's a natural hunter. But right now, our pup wants only to play with his scaly friends. He eagerly jumps in. The fish respond enthusiastically, but I'm not sure t...

This list is pretty straightforward. Nat Berman, who watches more movies than I do, thinks that recent efforts in spoof movies miss the mark. You can make fun of a movie or movie genre, but if you want it to be successfu...

(Photo: Dogs Trust/Fox)All glory to the Hypnodog!Floyd is a Siberian Husky in the UK who needs a home. Stare into his Hypnotoad-like eyes and think about his future in your home. You want to adopt him, don't you?Floyd ha...

Folks who don't have bears lurking around their neck of the woods might see a bear sighting as a good thing, but those who work in bear country know those furry behemoths can be quite unpredictable.One minute they're sni...

The Broadway musical My Fair Lady starring Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews opened sixty years ago today: March 15, 1956. It was an adaptation of the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, which most of us a...

This is Morestead, a professional race horse. He's been called "the Naomi Campbell of the modeling world." And you can see why. He's the very definition of a classic English gentleman in this bespoke 3-piece tweed suit.M...

The Walt Disney Company announced today that not only will there be another Indiana Jones movie, but they’ve already set a premiere date.Indiana Jones will return to the big screen on July 19, 2019, for a fifth epi...

Some of the stuff posted online is meant to teach us a lesson, and these "educational" posts tend to make the poster sound egotistical and smug.But Redditor Msmessyclean wasn't trying to stroke her own ego when she...

Pika by KakhaEverybody is looking for a candidate who will make them happy, a president who will charge into battle and make things right while looking cute and saying his own name over and over again. That's why Pikach...

Some people don't like to see behind the scenes shots from their favorite movies and TV shows because they feel like it ruins their viewing experience, leaving them unable to watch without picking apart each scene.But fo...

[https://youtu.be/ZHY-FAAUCBM] (YouTube link)In 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda visited the White House for a cultural event and debuted a rap about Alexander Hamilton. The audience thought that was a little strange, but they w...

Photoshop is a powerful tool, and learning to use the software can make you feel mighty powerful when you start doing stuff like seamlessly swapping heads or cutting and pasting people in and out of pics with impunity.Be...

The super-smart characters in the webcomic CommitStrip are not all that intimidated by artificial intelligence, because they know its limitations. It takes a human brain to enjoy the lowest form of humor. But we get a ki...

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TloYaUCoO-0](Video Link)This little piggy did not want to go to market. But we all have to go to work. Sorry, pig. That means you, too.He won't budge, even though he's about to be late to...

If you can sift through all the dumb unboxing videos, reaction videos, sketch videos and all the other crappy "comedic" content posted online you can find a ton of really funny videos on YouTube.(YouTube Link)The beauty...

The ongoing adventures of Eric and Karl . Part4. . "And then a boat, came sailing towards him, it was a joy, he could not believe..." . Finally, he could get away from Karl and his scalding stares. He knew @karlhol...

(Photos: Where the Coconuts Grow)This is no ordinary food truck. It's Pizza ∏, a floating pizzeria in the US Virgin Islands. Tara Bouis, a gourmet chef, and her husband Sasha, a computer programmer, left their busy...

Werewolf by FreemindsShe wasn't like the other girls, that much was clear from the first time she looked at me with that blank stare and revealed a toothy grin. Her big secret had a body count, and she knew come the lig...

Best job in the world: driver of the Batmobile Parachute Pickup Van. Not only are you working for Batman, but you probably don’t have to do anything all that often. And the sign on the side of the van is a great co...

(Photo of a pair of great tits by Highway 45)Until recently, it was thought that only humans are capable of language that uses syntax--conveying the meaning of vocalization by order in sequence. But now, after much caref...